Oziel "Ozzie" Ochoa, Jr
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Texas House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Director of special education; former teacher, coach and principal
- Lives in
- Harlingen
Background
- Native and lifelong resident of the Rio Grande Valley. source: branch.vote
- Earned a B.S. in kinesiology from the University of Texas–Pan American and a master's in educational leadership from Lamar University; completed the superintendent certification program at UT Rio Grande Valley. source: branch.vote
- Has worked as a teacher, coach and principal and is a director of special education. source: branch.vote
In their own words
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- Raise the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour; property tax reform for homeowners source: branch.vote
- Fund and train law enforcement; expand mental health crisis response source: branch.vote
- Expand health care services in Cameron and Willacy counties, including for veterans source: branch.vote
- Oppose school vouchers; strengthen the Teacher Retirement System; reduce standardized testing source: branch.vote
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